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(football)">Fenerbahçe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(football)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (football)">Galatasaray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K." title="Beşiktaş J.K.">Beşiktaş</a>. In 2000, Galatasaray won the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup" title="UEFA Super Cup">UEFA Super Cup</a>. Two years later, the <a href="/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team" title="Turkey national football team">Turkish national team</a> finished third in the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a> Finals in Japan and South Korea, while in 2008, the national team reached the semi-finals of the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008" title="UEFA Euro 2008">UEFA Euro 2008</a> competition. The <a href="/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk_Olympic_Stadium" title="Atatürk Olympic Stadium">Atatürk Olympic Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a> hosted the <a href="/wiki/2005_UEFA_Champions_League_final" title="2005 UEFA Champions League final">2005</a> and <a href="/wiki/2023_UEFA_Champions_League_final" title="2023 UEFA Champions League final">2023 UEFA Champions League Final</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/%C5%9E%C3%BCkr%C3%BC_Saraco%C4%9Flu_Stadium" title="Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium">Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium</a> in Istanbul hosted the <a href="/wiki/2009_UEFA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 UEFA Cup Final">2009 UEFA Cup Final</a>. Turkey will host the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2032" title="UEFA Euro 2032">UEFA Euro 2032</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>. </p><p>Other popular mainstream sports include <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>. Turkey hosted the Finals of <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_2001" title="EuroBasket 2001">EuroBasket 2001</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2010 FIBA World Championship">2010 FIBA World Cup</a> the men's national team finishing second in both events. The national team also reached the quarter-finals of the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Cup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014 FIBA World Cup</a>. At the club level, <a href="/wiki/Anadolu_Efes_S.K." title="Anadolu Efes S.K.">Anadolu Efes</a> (then known as Efes Pilsen) won the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup" title="FIBA Korać Cup">FIBA Korać Cup</a> in 1996, finished second in the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Saporta_Cup" title="FIBA Saporta Cup">FIBA Saporta Cup</a> in 1993, and made it to the Final Four of the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a> in 2000 and 2001 as the first Turkish club in history.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following years, <a href="/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Beşiktaş men's basketball team">Beşiktaş</a> have come out as the winners of the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_EuroChallenge" title="FIBA EuroChallenge">FIBA EuroChallenge</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FIBA_EuroChallenge" title="2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge">2011–12</a> season with only a single defeat, all stages of the tournament included.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later on, <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(men%27s_basketball)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)">Galatasaray</a> won the <a href="/wiki/EuroCup_Basketball" title="EuroCup Basketball">EuroCup</a> title in <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Eurocup_Basketball" title="2015–16 Eurocup Basketball">2016</a>. In the following <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_EuroLeague" title="2016–17 EuroLeague">2016–17 Euroleague season</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(basketball)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)">Fenerbahçe</a> won Europe's highest-tier basketball league, the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a>, as the first Turkish club ever,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was followed by <a href="/wiki/Anadolu_Efes_S.K." title="Anadolu Efes S.K.">Anadolu Efes</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_EuroLeague" title="2020–21 EuroLeague">2020–21 Euroleague season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turkish basketball players such as <a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Okur" title="Mehmet Okur">Mehmet Okur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hedo_T%C3%BCrko%C4%9Flu" title="Hedo Türkoğlu">Hedo Türkoğlu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ersan_%C4%B0lyasova" title="Ersan İlyasova">Ersan İlyasova</a> have also been successful in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>. Active Turkish NBA players include <a href="/wiki/Cedi_Osman" title="Cedi Osman">Cedi Osman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Furkan_Korkmaz" title="Furkan Korkmaz">Furkan Korkmaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enes_Kanter" class="mw-redirect" title="Enes Kanter">Enes Kanter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ersan_%C4%B0lyasova" title="Ersan İlyasova">Ersan Ilyasova</a>. </p><p>Women's volleyball teams, namely <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(women%27s_volleyball)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball)">Fenerbahçe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eczac%C4%B1ba%C5%9F%C4%B1_VitrA" class="mw-redirect" title="Eczacıbaşı VitrA">Eczacıbaşı</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vak%C4%B1fBank_S.K." title="VakıfBank S.K.">VakıfBank</a>, have won numerous <a href="/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="CEV Women's Champions League">European championship</a> titles and medals. <a href="/wiki/Vak%C4%B1fBank_S.K." title="VakıfBank S.K.">VakıfBank</a> is currently one of the best volleyball teams in the world, 3-time winner of the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">Club World Championship</a> and 4 time <a href="/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="CEV Women's Champions League">European championship</a> winner. The yellow-black team is also the most successful sports team of Turkey in International arena with the title of the most international trophy (9) holder of Turkey. Fenerbahçe also won the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">Club World Championship</a> as the first Turkish club ever in <a href="/wiki/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" title="2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">2010</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turkey Women's National Basketball team won the silver medal in the European Championship in 2011 while the Women's National Volleyball Team reached the 6th place in the World Championship in 2010 and won a bronze medal in European Championship in 2011. </p><p>Turkish athletes recently achieved success in European level; <a href="/wiki/Elvan_Abeylegesse" title="Elvan Abeylegesse">Elvan Abeylegesse</a> winning gold medal in Women's 10000 metres and silver in Women's 5000 metres, <a href="/wiki/Alemitu_Bekele_Degfa" title="Alemitu Bekele Degfa">Alemitu Bekele</a> winning gold medal in Women's 5000 metres and <a href="/wiki/Nevin_Yan%C4%B1t" title="Nevin Yanıt">Nevin Yanıt</a> winning gold medal in Women's 100 metres Hurdl in 2010 European Championship. In <a href="/wiki/2011_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships" title="2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships">2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships</a> <a href="/wiki/Kemal_Koyuncu" title="Kemal Koyuncu">Kemal Koyuncu</a> won silver in Men's 1500 metres and <a href="/wiki/Halil_Akkas" class="mw-redirect" title="Halil Akkas">Halil Akkas</a> won bronze in Men's 3000 metres. </p><p>The traditional Turkish national sport has been the <a href="/wiki/Oil_wrestling" title="Oil wrestling">oil wrestling</a> ("Yağlı güreş") since <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman times</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Edirne" title="Edirne">Edirne</a> hosts the annual <a href="/wiki/K%C4%B1rkp%C4%B1nar" title="Kırkpınar">Kırkpınar</a> oiled wrestling tournament since 1361.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> International wrestling styles governed by <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Associated_Wrestling_Styles" class="mw-redirect" title="International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles">FILA</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Freestyle_wrestling" title="Freestyle wrestling">Freestyle wrestling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greco-Roman_wrestling" title="Greco-Roman wrestling">Greco-Roman wrestling</a> are also popular, with many European, World and Olympic championship titles won by Turkish wrestlers both individually and as a national team.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another major sport in which the Turks have been internationally successful is <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifting</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football">Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg/300px-Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg/450px-Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg/600px-Atat%C3%BCrk_Olimpiyat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Interior view of the <a href="/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk_Olympic_Stadium" title="Atatürk Olympic Stadium">Atatürk Olympic Stadium</a>. With its 76,761 (<a href="/wiki/All-seater_stadium" title="All-seater stadium">all-seater</a>) capacity and Olympic size, it was granted the "5-star sports complex" title by the <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a> in 2004, enabling it to host the finals of UEFA events.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkey" title="Football in Turkey">Football in Turkey</a></div> <p>Turkey has risen to prominence in a number of <a href="/wiki/Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports">sporting areas</a> in recent decades. <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> has seen a rapid transformation earning it third place in the coveted <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002 FIFA World Cup</a>. Its domestic teams are dominated by <a href="/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K." title="Beşiktaş J.K.">Beşiktaş</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K." title="Fenerbahçe S.K.">Fenerbahçe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(football_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Galatasaray S.K. (football team)">Galatasaray</a>. Of these, <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(football)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)">Fenerbahçe</a>'s European triumph came in the now defunct <a href="/wiki/Balkans_Cup" title="Balkans Cup">Balkans Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Balkans_Cup" title="1966–67 Balkans Cup">1968</a>. Galatasaray has seen success after the 1990s, winning the 2000 <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup" title="UEFA Super Cup">UEFA Super Cup</a>. In recent years, Turkey has exported many of its players into top foreign teams, including <a href="/wiki/Inter_Milan" title="Inter Milan">Internazionale</a>, <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">FC Barcelona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parma_Calcio_1913" title="Parma Calcio 1913">Parma</a>, <a href="/wiki/AC_Milan" title="AC Milan">Milan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a>, among others. As well as sending players abroad, the Turkish league has also attracted players into Turkey. World class players such as <a href="/wiki/Radomir_Anti%C4%87" title="Radomir Antić">Radomir Antić</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toni_Schumacher" title="Toni Schumacher">Toni Schumacher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Hagi" title="Gheorghe Hagi">Gheorghe Hagi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Popescu_(footballer,_born_1967)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, born 1967)">Giga Popescu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cl%C3%A1udio_Taffarel" title="Cláudio Taffarel">Cláudio Taffarel</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel" title="Mário Jardel">Mário Jardel</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%93scar_C%C3%B3rdoba" title="Óscar Córdoba">Óscar Córdoba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_de_Boer" title="Frank de Boer">Frank de Boer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pierre_van_Hooijdonk" title="Pierre van Hooijdonk">Pierre van Hooijdonk</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Carew" title="John Carew">John Carew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_(footballer,_born_1977)" title="Alex (footballer, born 1977)">Alex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry" title="Franck Ribéry">Franck Ribéry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Anelka" title="Nicolas Anelka">Nicolas Anelka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mateja_Ke%C5%BEman" title="Mateja Kežman">Mateja Kežman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Carlos" title="Roberto Carlos">Roberto Carlos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milan_Baro%C5%A1" title="Milan Baroš">Milan Baroš</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Kewell" title="Harry Kewell">Harry Kewell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dani_G%C3%BCiza" title="Dani Güiza">Dani Güiza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giovani_dos_Santos" title="Giovani dos Santos">Giovani dos Santos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guti" title="Guti">Guti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Quaresma" title="Ricardo Quaresma">Quaresma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Almeida" title="Hugo Almeida">Hugo Almeida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Kuyt" title="Dirk Kuyt">Dirk Kuyt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Didier_Drogba" title="Didier Drogba">Didier Drogba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Sneijder" title="Wesley Sneijder">Wesley Sneijder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_van_Persie" title="Robin van Persie">Robin van Persie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mario_G%C3%B3mez" title="Mario Gómez">Mario Gómez</a> and many more have played at some point or continue to play in Turkey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basketball">Basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg/220px-La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg/330px-La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg/440px-La_selecci%C3%B3n_turca_de_baloncesto_tras_recibir_la_medalla_de_plata.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Turkey_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkey national basketball team">Turkey</a> won the silver medal at the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2010 FIBA World Championship">2010 FIBA World Championship</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> is also gaining popularity in Turkey. <a href="/wiki/Turkey_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkey national basketball team">Turkey</a> came in second at the <a href="/wiki/European_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="European Basketball Championship">European Basketball Championship</a> <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_2001" title="EuroBasket 2001">2001</a> in Istanbul. Turkey also came in ninth at the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2002 FIBA World Championship">2002 FIBA World Cup</a>. <a href="/wiki/List_of_Turkish_NBA_players" title="List of Turkish NBA players">Several Turkish nationals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Ersan_%C4%B0lyasova" title="Ersan İlyasova">Ersan İlyasova</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hedo_T%C3%BCrko%C4%9Flu" title="Hedo Türkoğlu">Hedo Türkoğlu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Okur" title="Mehmet Okur">Mehmet Okur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Semih_Erden" title="Semih Erden">Semih Erden</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%96mer_A%C5%9F%C4%B1k" title="Ömer Aşık">Ömer Aşık</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Enes_Kanter" class="mw-redirect" title="Enes Kanter">Enes Kanter</a>, have played in the prestigious <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>, generally considered the world's top basketball league. Turkey's greatest success in international basketball came when it hosted the <b><a href="/wiki/2010_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2010 FIBA World Championship">2010 FIBA World Cup</a></b>, finishing second behind the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">USA</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hedo_T%C3%BCrko%C4%9Flu" title="Hedo Türkoğlu">Hedo Türkoğlu</a> captained the national side and made the all-tournament team. Turkey also advanced to the quarter-finals in the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Cup</a>, achieving a non-expected sixth place. Turkey reached the quarter-finals again eight years later at the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014 FIBA World Cup</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Turkey_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Turkey women's national basketball team">Turkey women's national basketball team</a> won the silver medal at the <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_Women" title="EuroBasket Women">EuroBasket Women</a> in <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_Women_2011" title="EuroBasket Women 2011">2011</a>. </p><p>At a club level, the most successful team has been <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(basketball)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)">Fenerbahçe S.K.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anadolu_Efes_S.K." title="Anadolu Efes S.K.">Anadolu Efes S.K.</a>, the latter having won the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup" title="FIBA Korać Cup">FIBA Korać Cup</a> in 1996 and the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">Euroleague</a> in <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_EuroLeague" title="2020–21 EuroLeague">2021</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EuroLeague" title="2021–22 EuroLeague">2022</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(basketball)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)">Fenerbahçe</a> currently has the most <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Final_Four" title="EuroLeague Final Four">Euroleague Final Four</a> appearances (5) and was the first Turkish team to win the title in the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_EuroLeague" title="2016–17 EuroLeague">2016–17 season</a>. <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(men%27s_basketball)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)">Galatasaray</a> won the <a href="/wiki/EuroCup_Basketball" title="EuroCup Basketball">EuroCup</a> title, Europe's second-tier basketball league, in <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Eurocup_Basketball" title="2015–16 Eurocup Basketball">2016</a>. Past achievements also include <a href="/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K._(men%27s_basketball)" title="Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)">Beşiktaş</a>' <a href="/wiki/FIBA_EuroChallenge" title="FIBA EuroChallenge">FIBA EuroChallenge</a> title in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FIBA_EuroChallenge" title="2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge">2012</a>. In women's basketball, <a href="/wiki/Galatasaray_S.K._(women%27s_basketball)" title="Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)">Galatasaray</a> won the 2008-09 <a href="/wiki/FIBA_EuroCup" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA EuroCup">FIBA EuroCup</a>, finished third in the same competition in 2007–08, and also was runner-up in the 2009 <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Europe_SuperCup_Women" title="FIBA Europe SuperCup Women">FIBA Europe SuperCup Women</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Volleyball">Volleyball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Volleyball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg/220px-Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg/330px-Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg/440px-Vakifbanksk2018cl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vak%C4%B1fBank_S.K." title="VakıfBank S.K.">VakıfBank S.K.</a> are currently one of the best women's volleyball teams in the world, having won the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship</a> a record four times and the <a href="/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="CEV Women's Champions League">European Champions League</a> six times to date.</figcaption></figure> <p>Volleyball, especially women's volleyball, is a popular sport in Turkey. The <a href="/wiki/Turkey_women%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Turkey women's national volleyball team">Turkey women's national volleyball team</a> secured 6th place at the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship">FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship</a> in 2010 in Japan, and won a bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_European_Volleyball_Championship" title="Women's European Volleyball Championship">Women's European Volleyball Championship</a> in 2011 in Serbia. Turkey's top women's volleyball team is <a href="/wiki/Vak%C4%B1fBank_S.K." title="VakıfBank S.K.">VakıfBank</a>, which went undefeated to win three championships at the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship</a> in 2013, 2017, and 2018. The same team won five championships (again going undefeated each time) in the <a href="/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="CEV Women's Champions League">CEV Women's Champions League</a> in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2022. They took gold medals at both the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Top_Volley_International" title="Women's Top Volley International">Women's Top Volley International</a> in the 2007–08 season. Another prominent Turkish women's volleyball club is <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(women%27s_volleyball)" title="Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball)">Fenerbahçe</a>, which won the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship</a> with an undefeated record in <a href="/wiki/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" title="2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">2010</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> took the silver medal in the <a href="/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="CEV Women's Champions League">CEV Women's Champions League</a> in the 2009–10 season, and finished in third place during the 2010–11 season. </p><p>Turkey featured a men's national team in <a href="/wiki/Beach_volleyball" title="Beach volleyball">beach volleyball</a> that competed at the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%932020_CEV_Beach_Volleyball_Continental_Cup" title="2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup">2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Handball">Handball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Yeliz_%C3%96zel" title="Yeliz Özel">Yeliz Özel</a> of Ankara is a Turkish handballer who is considered one of the best playmakers of her time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG/220px-Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG/330px-Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG/440px-Ramil_Guliyev_Novi_Sad_2009.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Fenerbahçe Athletics">Fenerbahçe</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ramil_Guliyev" title="Ramil Guliyev">Ramil Guliyev</a> won gold in the men's 200 metre race for Turkey in the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics" title="2017 World Championships in Athletics">2017 World Championships in Athletics</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Athletics (sport)">Athletics</a> is another fast improving sport. <a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCreyya_Ayhan" title="Süreyya Ayhan">Süreyya Ayhan</a> set the <a href="/wiki/Middle_distance_track_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle distance track event">1500m</a> world record in 2003 and <a href="/wiki/Elvan_Abeylegesse" title="Elvan Abeylegesse">Elvan Abeylegesse</a> set a new <a href="/wiki/Long-distance_track_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Long-distance track event">5000m</a> record in 2004. In <a href="/wiki/2010_European_Athletics_Championships" title="2010 European Athletics Championships">2010 European Athletics Championships</a> <a href="/wiki/Alemitu_Bekele_Degfa" title="Alemitu Bekele Degfa">Alemitu Bekele</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elvan_Abeylegesse" title="Elvan Abeylegesse">Elvan Abeylegesse</a> won gold and silver medals respectively in Women's 5000 metres and <a href="/wiki/Elvan_Abeylegesse" title="Elvan Abeylegesse">Elvan Abeylegesse</a> medal in Women's 10000 metres. <a href="/wiki/Nevin_Yan%C4%B1t" title="Nevin Yanıt">Nevin Yanıt</a> won first European Championship in a sprint race for Turkey by winning gold in Women's 100 metres hurdles. In <a href="/wiki/2011_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships" title="2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships">2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships</a> <a href="/wiki/Kemal_Koyuncu" title="Kemal Koyuncu">Kemal Koyuncu</a> won silver in Men's 1500 metres and <a href="/wiki/Halil_Akkas" class="mw-redirect" title="Halil Akkas">Halil Akkas</a> won bronze in Men's 3000 metres. In 2017, <a href="/wiki/Ramil_Guliyev" title="Ramil Guliyev">Ramil Guliyev</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Fenerbahçe Athletics">Fenerbahçe</a> won Turkey's first ever gold medal in the men's 200 metre race at the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics" title="2017 World Championships in Athletics">2017 World Championships</a>, being the second white athlete in history to achieve this feat.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beach_handball">Beach handball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Beach handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/2010_Beach_Handball_World_Championships" title="2010 Beach Handball World Championships">2010 Beach Handball World Championships</a> were held between June 23–27 in Antalya. The <a href="/wiki/Turkey_men%27s_national_beach_handball_team" title="Turkey men's national beach handball team">Turkish national team</a> won twice the silver medal at the World Championships in 2004 and 2006, and the bronze medal in 2010. The <a href="/wiki/Turkey_women%27s_national_beach_handball_team" title="Turkey women's national beach handball team">Turkish women's national team</a> also won the silver medal at the 2004 World Championships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fencing">Fencing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fencing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turkey hosted the <a href="/wiki/2009_World_Fencing_Championships" title="2009 World Fencing Championships">2009 World Fencing Championships</a> held from September 30 to October 8 in <a href="/wiki/Antalya" title="Antalya">Antalya</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fishing">Fishing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">Fishing</a> cannot be done from any boat without a license, even if you're an amateur. You must apply to have one by submitting some <a href="/wiki/Identity_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Identity card">I.D.</a> cards and paying a fee 150 Turkish Lira for two years. Details concerning fishing zones, the minimum sizes of fish that can be caught, and the numbers of fish that can be caught per person can be obtained from the Department of Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Aegean and Mediterranean seas are rich fishing areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flying">Flying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Flying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz,_Blue_Lagoon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg/220px-%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg/330px-%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg/440px-%C3%96l%C3%BCdeniz%2C_Blue_Lagoon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Paragliding in <a href="/wiki/Fethiye" title="Fethiye">Fethiye</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Plane gliding, hang gliding, parachuting, paragliding and single engine flights are catered for as well as services that provide instruction courses. Best areas are <a href="/wiki/Fethiye" title="Fethiye">Fethiye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eski%C5%9Fehir" title="Eskişehir">Eskişehir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pamukkale" title="Pamukkale">Pamukkale</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motorsports">Motorsports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Motorsports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorsports">Motorsports</a> have become popular recently, especially following the inclusion of the <a href="/wiki/Rally_of_Turkey" title="Rally of Turkey">Rally of Turkey</a> to the <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_l%27Automobile" title="Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile">FIA</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">World Rally Championship</a> calendar in 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the inclusion of the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Grand_Prix" title="Turkish Grand Prix">Turkish Grand Prix</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> racing calendar in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other important annual motorsports events which are held at the <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Park" title="Istanbul Park">Istanbul Park</a> racing circuit include the <a href="/wiki/MotoGP" class="mw-redirect" title="MotoGP">MotoGP Grand Prix of Turkey</a>, the <a href="/wiki/FIA" class="mw-redirect" title="FIA">FIA</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Touring_Car_Championship" title="World Touring Car Championship">World Touring Car Championship</a>, the <a href="/wiki/GP2_Series" title="GP2 Series">GP2 Series</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Le_Mans_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Mans Series">Le Mans Series</a>. From time to time, Istanbul and <a href="/wiki/Antalya" title="Antalya">Antalya</a> also host the Turkish leg of the <a href="/wiki/F1_Powerboat_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="F1 Powerboat Racing">F1 Powerboat Racing</a> championship; while the Turkish leg of the <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Air_Race_World_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Bull Air Race World Series">Red Bull Air Race World Series</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Air_racing" title="Air racing">air racing</a> competition, takes place above the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Horn" title="Golden Horn">Golden Horn</a> in Istanbul. Surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, paragliding and other extreme sports are becoming more popular every year. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Racing_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Istanbul Racing Circuit">track</a> located at Istanbul has a <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> of 155,000 people (biggest in Europe), is just over 5,340 m long and runs anti-clockwise. The track was designed by <a href="/wiki/Hermann_Tilke" title="Hermann Tilke">Hermann Tilke</a>, designer of the <a href="/wiki/Sepang_International_Circuit" title="Sepang International Circuit">Sepang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_International_Circuit" title="Bahrain International Circuit">Bahrain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_International_Circuit" title="Shanghai International Circuit">Shanghai</a> tracks. <a href="/wiki/GP2_series" class="mw-redirect" title="GP2 series">GP2 series</a> also include a Turkish Team (<a href="/wiki/Petrol_Ofisi_FMS_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Petrol Ofisi FMS International">Petrol Ofisi FMS International</a>) and a Turkish Driver, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Tahincioglu" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason Tahincioglu">Jason Tahincioglu</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kenan_Sofuo%C4%9Flu" title="Kenan Sofuoğlu">Kenan Sofuoğlu</a> became <a href="/wiki/Supersport_World_Championship" title="Supersport World Championship">world champion in Supersport</a> three times in 2007, 2010, and 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rafting">Rafting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rafting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turkey's rivers provide perfect conditions for canoeing and rafting, for both beginners and experienced. Some of the best rivers for rafting are <a href="/wiki/%C3%87oruh" title="Çoruh">Çoruh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barhal" class="mw-redirect" title="Barhal">Barhal</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Berta_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Berta River (page does not exist)">Berta</a>, <a href="/wiki/F%C4%B1rt%C4%B1na" class="mw-redirect" title="Fırtına">Fırtına</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%87olakl%C4%B1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Çolaklı (page does not exist)">Çolaklı</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%B6pr%C3%BC%C3%A7ay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Köprüçay (page does not exist)">Köprüçay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manavgat" title="Manavgat">Manavgat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragon" title="Dragon">Dragon</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=G%C3%B6ksu_(Silifke)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Göksu (Silifke) (page does not exist)">Göksu (Silifke)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zamanti" class="mw-redirect" title="Zamanti">Zamanti</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=G%C3%B6ksu_(Feke)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Göksu (Feke) (page does not exist)">Göksu (Feke)</a>, <a href="/wiki/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1l%C4%B1rmak_River" title="Kızılırmak River">Kızılırmak</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dalaman_%C3%87ay%C4%B1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dalaman Çayı (page does not exist)">Dalaman Çayı</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_league">Rugby league</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rugby league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rugby League is a relatively new sport in Turkey, so far five clubs make up the rugby league in Turkey, observer status within the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_European_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby League European Federation">Rugby League European Federation</a> is expected within a few months.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Turkey" title="Rugby union in Turkey">Rugby union in Turkey</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sailing_and_boat_trips">Sailing and boat trips</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sailing and boat trips"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turkey has four bordering seas; the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marmara_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Marmara Sea">Marmara Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea" title="Aegean Sea">Aegean Sea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>, so it not surprising that cruising is a popular sport. There are many cruising charters available. Gulets are traditional motor yachts and gulet holidays are becoming increasingly popular. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Taekwondo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo_in_Turkey" title="Taekwondo in Turkey">Taekwondo in Turkey</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weightlifting">Weightlifting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Weightlifting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">Weightlifting</a> has been another successful sport for Turkey, regularly relied upon to provide gold medals in the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympics</a>. Its most famous <a href="/wiki/List_of_Turkish_weightlifters" title="List of Turkish weightlifters">weightlifters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naim_S%C3%BCleymano%C4%9Flu" title="Naim Süleymanoğlu">Naim Süleymanoğlu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Halil_Mutlu" title="Halil Mutlu">Halil Mutlu</a>, are only two of four weightlifters in the world to have won three gold medals in three Olympics, and among women <a href="/wiki/Nurcan_Taylan" title="Nurcan Taylan">Nurcan Taylan</a> broke one world record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Windsurfing">Windsurfing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Windsurfing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bays around <a href="/wiki/%C3%87e%C5%9Fme" title="Çeşme">Çeşme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ala%C3%A7at%C4%B1" title="Alaçatı">Alaçatı</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bodrum" title="Bodrum">Bodrum</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dat%C3%A7a" title="Datça">Datça</a> peninsulas as well as Antalya have ideal wind conditions for windsurfing. Famous windsurfer <a href="/wiki/%C3%87a%C4%9Fla_Kubat" title="Çağla Kubat">Çağla Kubat</a> is also from Turkey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wrestling">Wrestling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_in_Turkey" title="Wrestling in Turkey">Wrestling in Turkey</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Turkey&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Federation (page does not exist)">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Rowing_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Rowing Association (page does not exist)">Rowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Rugby_Federation" title="Turkish Rugby Federation">Rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Sailing_Federation" title="Turkish Sailing Federation">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Shooting_and_Hunting_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Shooting and Hunting Federation (page does not exist)">Shooting and Hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Table_Tennis_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Table Tennis Federation (page does not exist)">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Taekwondo_Federation" title="Turkey Taekwondo Federation">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Tennis_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Tennis Federation (page does not exist)">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Triathlon_Sport_Branches_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Triathlon Sport Branches Federation (page does not exist)">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Volleyball_Federation" title="Turkish Volleyball Federation">Volleyball/Beach volleyball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Water_Polo_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Water Polo Federation (page does not exist)">Water polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Weightlifting_Federation" title="Turkey Weightlifting Federation">Weightlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Wrestling_Federation" title="Turkish Wrestling Federation">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/160px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/240px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/320px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winter<br />Olympic sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Bobsleigh_and_Luge_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Bobsleigh and Luge Federation (page does not exist)">Bobsleigh-Luge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Ice_Skating_Federation" title="Turkish Ice Skating Federation">Curling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Ice_Hockey_Federation" title="Turkish Ice Hockey Federation">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Ice_Skating_Federation" title="Turkish Ice Skating Federation">Ice skating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Ski_Federation" title="Turkey Ski Federation">Skiing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Aeronautical_Association" title="Turkish Aeronautical Association">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touring_and_Automobile_Club_of_Turkey" title="Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey">Auto racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Rugby_Federation" title="Turkish Rugby Federation">Baseball/softball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Bocce_Bowling_Dart_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Bocce Bowling Dart Federation (page does not exist)">Bocce-Bowling-Dart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Bodybuilding,_Fitness_and_Armwrestling_Federation" title="Turkish Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling Federation">Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Bridge_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Bridge Federation (page does not exist)">Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Chess_Federation" title="Turkish Chess Federation">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_Turkey" title="Cricket Turkey">Cricket</a><sup>[a]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Billiards_Federation" title="Turkish Billiards Federation">Cue sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Dancesport_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Dancesport Federation (page does not exist)">Dancesport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Folk_Dances_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Folk Dances Federation (page does not exist)">Folk dances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Rugby_Federation" title="Turkish Rugby Federation">Gridiron football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Karate_Federation" title="Turkish Karate Federation">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Kick_Boxing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Kick Boxing Federation (page does not exist)">Kick Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Korfball_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Korfball Federation (page does not exist)">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Motorcycling_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Motorcycling Federation (page does not exist)">Motorcycle racing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Mountaineering_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Mountaineering Federation (page does not 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href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_University_Sports_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish University Sports Federation (page does not exist)">University sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Wushu_Federation" title="Turkish Wushu Federation">Wushu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Paralympics<br />and<br />Disabled sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Blind_Sports_Federation" title="Turkish Blind Sports Federation">Blind sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Deaf_Sports_Federation" title="Turkish Deaf Sports Federation">Deaf sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Disabled_Sports_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Disabled Sports Federation (page does not exist)">Disabled sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Federation_of_Sport_for_Athletes_with_Intellectual_Disability&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Federation of Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Disability (page does not exist)">Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Disability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div><small>[a] = Not an <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_and_Sports_(Turkey)" title="Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey)">MYS</a>-sanctioned official governing body</small><br /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_National_Olympic_Committee" title="Turkish National Olympic Committee">Turkish National Olympic Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_National_Paralympic_Committee" title="Turkish National Paralympic Committee">Turkish National Paralympic Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_and_Sports_(Turkey)" title="Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey)">Ministry of Youth and Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Council_of_Fair_Play&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Council of Fair Play (page does not exist)">Turkish Council of Fair Play</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkey_Anti-Doping_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkey Anti-Doping Agency (page does not exist)">Turkey Anti-Doping Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkey_Special_Olympics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkey Special Olympics (page does not exist)">Turkey Special Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_Disabled_Sports_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish Disabled Sports Foundation (page does not exist)">Turkish Disabled Sports Foundation</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Ancient and Middle Ages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistory_of_Anatolia" title="Prehistory of Anatolia">Prehistory of Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Classical_Anatolia" title="Classical Anatolia">Classical Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Anatolia" title="Byzantine Anatolia">Byzantine Anatolia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal"><a href="/wiki/Seljuk_dynasty" title="Seljuk dynasty">Seljuks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anatolian_beyliks" title="Anatolian beyliks">Beyliks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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Constantinople">Conquest of Constantinople</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transformation_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Transformation of the Ottoman Empire">Transformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Old_Regime" title="Ottoman Old Regime">Ottoman Old Regime</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tulip_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulip period">Tulip era</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decline_and_modernization_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire">Decline and modernization</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tanzimat" title="Tanzimat">Tanzimat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Constitutional_Era" title="First Constitutional Era">First Constitutional Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Constitutional_Era" title="Second Constitutional Era">Second Constitutional Era</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire">Dissolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Partition of the Ottoman Empire">Partition</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" title="History of the Republic of Turkey">Republic of Türkiye</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_War_of_Independence" title="Turkish War of Independence">War of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proclamation_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" title="Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey">Proclamation of the republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk%27s_reforms" title="Atatürk's reforms">Atatürk's reforms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_language_reform" title="Turkish language reform">Language reform</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secularism_in_Turkey" title="Secularism in Turkey">Secularism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One-party_period_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" title="One-party period of the Republic of Turkey">One-party period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-party_period_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" title="Multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey">Multi-party period</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Overviews</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_history_of_Turkey" title="Constitutional history of Turkey">Constitutional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Turkey" title="Economic history of Turkey">Economic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Economic history of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Turkey" title="Military history of Turkey">Military</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkic_migration" title="Turkic migration">Turkic migration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oghuz_Turks" title="Oghuz Turks">Oghuz Turks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkification" title="Turkification">Turkification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ancient_peoples_of_Anatolia" title="List of ancient peoples of Anatolia">Ancient peoples of Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Anatolia" title="History of Anatolia">History of Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Thrace" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Thrace">History of Thrace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Turkey" title="Geography of Turkey">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal"><a href="/wiki/Geographical_regions_of_Turkey" title="Geographical regions of Turkey">Regions</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(west to east)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marmara_region" title="Marmara region">Marmara region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aegean_region" title="Aegean region">Aegean region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Region,_Turkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Region, Turkey">Mediterranean region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sea_region" title="Black Sea region">Black Sea region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Anatolia_region" title="Central Anatolia region">Central Anatolia region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Anatolia_region" title="Eastern Anatolia region">Eastern Anatolia region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Anatolia_region" title="Southeastern Anatolia region">Southeastern Anatolia region</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Turkey" title="Climate of Turkey">Climate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Turkey" title="Climate change in Turkey">Climate change</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Turkey" title="List of earthquakes in Turkey">Earthquakes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Anatolian_Fault" title="East Anatolian Fault">East Anatolian Fault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Anatolian_Fault" title="North Anatolian Fault">North Anatolian Fault</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Turkey" title="Environmental issues in Turkey">Environmental issues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_pollution_in_Turkey" title="Air pollution in Turkey">Air pollution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_management_in_Turkey" title="Waste management in Turkey">Waste management</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_Turkey" title="Fauna of Turkey">Fauna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flora_and_vegetation_of_Turkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Flora and vegetation of Turkey">Flora and vegetation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Turkey" title="Geology of Turkey">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Turkey" title="List of lakes of Turkey">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Turkey" title="List of mountains in Turkey">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Turkey" title="List of national parks of Turkey">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Turkey" title="List of rivers of Turkey">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Riviera" title="Turkish Riviera">Turkish Riviera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Turkey" title="Wildlife of Turkey">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Turkey" title="Government of Turkey">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Branches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" title="Grand National Assembly of Turkey">Legislative</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Turkey" title="Elections in Turkey">Elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_elections_in_Turkey" title="Parliamentary elections in Turkey">Parliamentary elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_presidential_elections" title="Turkish presidential elections">Presidential elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_Turkey" title="Electoral system of Turkey">Electoral system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Turkey" title="List of political parties in Turkey">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_Turkey" title="Referendums in Turkey">Referendums</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Turkey" title="Administrative divisions of Turkey">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Turkey" title="Foreign relations of Turkey">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Intelligence_Organization" title="National Intelligence Organization">Intelligence Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Turkey)" title="Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)">Ministry of the Interior</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Security_(Turkey)" title="General Directorate of Security (Turkey)">National Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_General_Command" title="Gendarmerie General Command">Gendarmerie</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Turkey" title="Constitution of Turkey">The constitutional system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" title="Turkish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Land_Forces" title="Turkish Land Forces">Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Naval_Forces" title="Turkish Naval Forces">Navy</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Turkey" title="Economy of Turkey">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Turkey" title="Automotive industry in Turkey">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Turkey" title="Banking in Turkey">Banking and Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_construction_and_contracting_industry" title="Turkish construction and contracting industry">Construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_lira" title="Turkish lira">Currency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_industry_of_Turkey" title="Defense industry of Turkey">Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Turkey" title="Energy in Turkey">Energy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coal_in_Turkey" title="Coal in Turkey">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_in_Turkey" title="Gas in Turkey">Gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_in_Turkey" title="Oil in Turkey">Oil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Turkey" title="Renewable energy in Turkey">Renewables</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_trade_agreements_of_Turkey" title="Free trade agreements of Turkey">Free trade agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Turkey" title="Science and technology in Turkey">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Turkey" title="Telecommunications in Turkey">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Turkey" title="Tourism in Turkey">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Turkey" title="Transport in Turkey">Transportation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aviation_in_Turkey" title="Aviation in Turkey">Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Turkey" title="Rail transport in Turkey">Railways</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Turkey" title="Demographics of Turkey">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_people" title="Turkish people">Turkish people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurds_in_Turkey" title="Kurds in Turkey">Ethnic Kurds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minorities_in_Turkey" title="Minorities in Turkey">Minorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Turkey" title="Languages of Turkey">Languages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish language</a></li></ul></li> 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Turkey">Marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Turkey" title="Poverty in Turkey">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Turkey" title="Women in Turkey">Women in Turkey</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Culture" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em;font-weight: normal"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Turkey" title="Culture of Turkey">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C4%B0stiklal_Mar%C5%9F%C4%B1" title="İstiklal Marşı">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Turkey" title="Architecture of Turkey">Architecture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anatolian_Seljuk_architecture" title="Anatolian Seljuk architecture">Seljuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_architecture" title="Ottoman architecture">Ottoman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_art" title="Turkish 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